Theranos is located at the R & D center of Palo Alto, where scientists in the field of biochemistry are here to change the world
with Holmes, and say back to the right thing.
Holmes has a small business mind. Because his father's international aid career has also come to China, Holmes also came together and studied Mandarin in two universities in Beijing. When she stepped into the domestic universities, she was frightened by the backward information technology facilities. Only in high school did she start selling her C compiler to domestic universities.
after graduating from high school, Holmes was successfully accepted by Standford, and he was also nominated as a presidential scholar. With the school's $3000 research fund, Holmes ran to Robertson, a professor of chemical engineering, and begged the latter to agree to use his lab, and the $3000 was a fee for use... You know, at that time, all of the researchers who followed Robertson did a bunch of doctorate. Holmes, as a freshman, was really very eye-catching.
but Robertson agreed to the girl's request. He said: "when we look at and solve complex technical problems, Holmes always comes from a new perspective. I see this trait. "
in the summer of the same year, SARS broke out, and Asia was the worst hit area. Thanks to learning Chinese at a young age, Holmes applied to Singapore to participate in the search for SARS virus.
Holmes, after all, is not a professional, not a professional training, but it is not a matter of the beginning, but this is not a matter for Holmes, the girl through the stimulation of caffeine through the day and night practice, quickly into the role. Meanwhile, Holmes, who has Standford's traditional science and technology background, feels that the detection level of genome researchers is too backward.
Holmes at that time the heart of that urgent ah...
so as soon as she returned to the United States, she wrote a patent to determine whether the patient had the desired effect by monitoring the changes in the composition of the blood in the blood through a skin patch. When Holmes took the patent to Professor Robertson, the latter could hardly believe that this was a freshman's work.
later, Holmes didn't want to read, and felt too lazy. She talked about the idea of starting a business with Robertson. The professor thinks it's a bit too risky to give up studying so early, Holmes said: "
" I put forward this plan that will completely change the existing medical detection knowledge, and will greatly improve the detection efficiency... I don't want to do some simple repairs. I want to create a brand new technology. "
part-time start a semester, Holmes quit school and threw herself into Theranos.
when he talked about financing issues, he was quite indifferent, indicating that he was more likely to be regarded as a strategic partner than "big investors".
"I also hope that the company can work together and move towards our vision ahead of schedule." What is the vision of
Holmes? Popularly speaking, as Jobs changed the mobile phone industry, change the medical blood test industry.
like now some tests are only a small amount of blood test in the ear and fingertips, and the test results are equal. But if it is biochemical, liver function, before the operation and other examinations, blood is a needle tube, a few small test tubes to do different checks, test report time will spend a few days.
Theranos can detect about 70 biochemical reports as long as it takes less than one percent or 1/1000 of the blood and takes about 4 hours. The specific patent technology is business secret, and no one knows about it at present.
use Theranos for biochemical identification, and do not have to draw blood with a staggered needle like a previous hospital or a special inspection agency. A simple take one or two drops of blood can complete the vast majority of tests. The time for issuing reports is greatly reduced, and the cost is much cheaper than that collected by medical institutions.
another face, the sad Holmes wants to solve the last mile problem of medical blood test. Through the matchmaking of board directors, Theranos successfully reached a partnership with the Wall Green chain drugstore (Walgreens). Theranos will set up an independent counter in the latter's stores to make it convenient for nearby residents to enjoy more convenient, inexpensive and cash based medical technology.
at this stage, the related issues have been launched in California and Arizona. The follow-up will be promoted to over 8200 Walgreens stores in the United States.
of course, all these ideas need to cooperate with the administrative examination and approval. Theranos is waiting for FDA to allow individuals to detect through their service outlets.
plainly reliable face to eat
in the Walgreens door of downtown Palo Alto, Theranos's diagnosis and identification reception room is called Wellness Center, and the charge standard is probably only the independent laboratory 1/4. To 1/2; compared with hospital charges, it is cheaper, which is about 1/4 to 1/10. In order to relieve the tension of customers, Wellness Center usually plays a relaxing and tranquil music.
to say, Holmes is really serious, from the beginning of the business to now hundreds of millions of people, basically every day is working day, trapped by caffeine to paralyze themselves. When the family looked at her too hard, she thought about a thousand miles of self driving, a stop and a relaxation, and the girl got out of the car and left her mother.
intelligent, diligently and kindly Holmes now manages over 500 teams, holding 82 Native American patents and 189 foreign patents. In addition to that, she was surrounded by a group of cattle. While holding a patent in Holmes, Theranos also submitted 186 patent applications.
, like Holmes tutor at school, Roberston played the role of mentor after she dropped out and started her own business. He helped Holmes to spend his initial predicament and provide professional academic advice and advice. A gang of 6 years, until 2009, received salary and was hired to be a Theranos consultant. Recently, he gave up two tenure and joined Theranos. The lovely old man turned around and did what his students did then.
"I just hate my old age." Robertson finally said.